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POTTER COUNTY TEXAS: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Potter County-Tx
Potter County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102947

MSHA record for POTTER COUNTY TEXAS (mine ID 4102947). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Ownership history
  1. Potter County Road & Bridge Department 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

POTTER COUNTY TEXAS sits in Potter County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Potter County, Texas · Population 116,634
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,448
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 19, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potter County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CONVEYOR ENGINE. HE STEPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND GLOVE AND WEDDING RING ON GUARD. THE RING HAD TO BE CUT FROM FINGER. IT HAD BECOME IMBEDDED IN PALM. REQUIRED NINE S TITCHES.